NASA – USCF Earth vs. Space Chess Match
NASA and the USCF organized the correspondence chess match between astronaut Greg Chamitoff, in orbit aboard the International…
Chess Queen
The true origin of chess remains unknown, however most historians agree that it emerged in India no later than the sixth…
World Chess Champions
World Chess Champions 2006 – present # Name Year Country 20/15 Viswanathan Anand 2007–present India 19/14 Vladimir Kramnik…
2008 World Chess Champion – Anand Vishy
The World Chess Championship took place from October 14 – 29, 2008, in the Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn, Germany. The match…
Chess Jokes
"I've created a chess program that mimics human play" said the computer science major. "So it plays at GM level then?" asks the…
2008 Women’s World Chess Champion – Alexandra Kosteniuk
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk drew in the fourth game of the 2008 World Chess Championship finals with WGM Yifan Hao of China to win…